RESEARCH
Visiting Students and Scholars
Since its founding in 1908, the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) has served as a temporary home for hundreds of Visiting Scholars from throughout the world. The tradition of welcoming scholars from abroad continues today and is reflected in the many international scholars who regard SP2 as their “research home” while in the United States.
Administrative and financial arrangements relating to Visiting Scholar appointments are highly individualized; in every case, they require a substantial level of self-financing. Typically, proposals for Visiting Scholar appointments are reviewed jointly by the Dean, the SP2 Personnel Committee, and the Director of International Programs. Visiting Scholars normally are appointed for a maximum of two academic semesters. The school has limited space available for visiting scholars and can only accommodate a limited number of scholars per term. Visiting scholars whose research aligns with the school’s interests are accepted as space permits. The visiting scholar is expected to present his or her research to the SP2 community before returning home.
For its part, SP2 provides Visiting Scholars with an auspice, an SP2 faculty sponsor, office space, computer and internet support, introductions to other scholars at Penn who share similar or related research interests, assistance in setting up an initial schedule of research appointments, and opportunities for Visiting Scholars to discuss their research at various colloquia.
Opportunities also may exist for the development of ongoing collaborative research projects between Visiting Scholars and members of the School’s permanent faculty.
Visiting Students and Scholars
1995 – Present
Name | Title | Local Affiliation | Academic Year |
---|---|---|---|
Amyer (Huangjuan) Liu | Visiting PhD Student | Renmin University of China | 2019 - 2020 |
Xi Chen | Visiting PhD Student | Renmin University of China | 2019 - 2020 |
Shirly (Hongzhou) Chen | Visiting PhD Student | Hong Kong University | Fall 2019 |
Xi Zhao | Visiting PhD Student | Hong Kong University | Fall 2019 |
Mi Hyan Do | Visiting Scholar | Namseoul University | 2018 - 2019 |
Yael Itzhaki | Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow | Israel | 2017 - 2018 |
Shlomit Weiss-Dagan | Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow | Israel | 2017 - 2018 |
Kupeng Cheng | Visiting Scholar | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | 2017 - 2018 |
Meng-Che Yu | Visiting Scholar | Taiwan (Republic of China) | 2017 - 2018 |
Siu-man Ng | Visiting Scholar | University of Hong Kong | 2017 |
Chao Zhang | Visiting Scholar | Beijing, People's Republic of China | 2016 - 2017 |
Pingjun Yin | Visiting Scholar | Nanchang, People's Republic of China | 2016 - 2017 |
Arjen de Wit | Visiting Scholar | University of Amsterdam | Fall 2016 |
Michaela Neumayr | Visiting Scholar | Vienna University of Economics | Spring 2016 |
Haya Itzhaky | Visiting Scholar | Bar-Ilan University, Israel | 2015 - 2016 |
Ayako Oikawa | Fulbright Scholar | Japan | 2015 - 2016 |
Dr. Hannah Kliger | Visiting Scholar | Professor, Communication and Jewish Studies: Pennsylvania State University, Abington College | 2015 - 2016 |
Susan Phillips | Visiting Scholar | Carleton University, Canada | Spring 2015 |
Songguo Yi | Visiting Scholar | Shenzhen University, China | 2014 - 2015 |
Yu Peng | Visiting Scholar | Beijing Normal University, China | 2014 - 2015 |
Zhongsheng Wu | Visiting Scholar | Beijing Normal University, China | 2014 - 2015 |
Guy Johnson | Visiting Scholar | RMIT University, Australia | 2014 - 2015 |
Shijie Jing | Visiting Scholar | East China University of Political Science & Law, China | 2013 - 2014 |
HuiChing Wu | Visiting Scholar | National Taiwan University, Taiwan | 2013 - 2014 |
Ailing Ji | Visiting Scholar | Fourth Military Medical University, China | 2013 - 2014 |
Hyun Park | Visiting Scholar | South Korea | 2013 |
So Young Min | Visiting Scholar | Kyonggi University, South Korea | 2012 - 2013 |
Akinori Takasi | Visiting Scholar | Tokyo, Japan | 2010 - 2012 |
Marina Tselykh | Fulbright Scholar | Taganrog, Russia | Spring 2011 |
Prof. Hua Juxiang | Visiting Scholar | Professor, Dept. of Sociology and Social Work: Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China | 2009 - 2010 |
Dr. Shivaraya Moodithaya | Visiting Scholar | Director, Justice K.S. Hedge Institute of Management; Nitte University, Nitte, India | Fall 2009 |
Dr. Zhu Xuhong | Visiting Scholar | Associate Professor, Institute of Sociology; Zhejiang Academy of Society Sciences, Hangzhou, China | 2008 - 2009 |
Lesley Hustinx | Visiting Scholar | Leuven, Belgium | 2007 - 2008 |
Debbie Haski-Leventhal | Visiting Scholar | Jerusalem, Israel | 2007 |
Chulhee Kang | Visiting Scholar | Seoul, Korea | 2006 - 2007 |
Jane Gould-Reeves | Visiting Scholar | Kent, England | Fall 2005 |
Elana Yaron | Visiting Scholar | Toronto, Canada | 2005 - 2006 |
Tayako Mukai | Visiting Scholar | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 - 2006 |
Heajong Shin | Visiting Scholar | Chungnam, Republic of Korea | 2005 - 2006 |
Marina Tselykh | Regional Scholar Exchange Program Fulbright Scholar | Taganrog, Russia | 1999; 2004 - 2005 |
Michal Krumer-Nevo | Visiting Scholar | Omer, Israel | 2004 - 2005 |
Anja Declercq | Visiting Scholar | Leuven, Belgium | Spring 2003 |
Cornelia Mazzucco | Visiting Scholar | Salzburg, Austria | Fall 2003 |
Olufunmilayo Folaroimi | Visiting Scholar | Ibadan, Nigeria | Fall 2003 |
Hea-Kung Oh | Visiting Scholar | Puchon City, South Korea | 2003 - 2004 |
Dr. Roziyamo Ashurova | Fulbright Scholar | Tajikistan, Russia | 2002 |
Byung Hyun Park | Visiting Scholar | Pusan, Korea | 2002 |
Dorit Roer-Strier | Visiting Scholar | Jerusalem, Israel | 2002 - 2005 |
Tatsuru Akimoto | Visiting Scholar | Tokyo, Japan | 2002 - 2003 |
Kai Fong Chan | Visiting Scholar | Hong Kong, China | Fall 2001 |
Bong Sun Hong | Visiting Scholar | Pusan, Korea | 2001 - 2002 |
Arie Rimmerman | Research Associate | Haifa, Israel | 2001 - 2002 |
Young-Sik Lim | Visiting Scholar | Seoul, Korea | 2000 - 2002 |
Zvi Eisikovits | Visiting Professor | Haifa, Israel | 2000 - 2001; 2003 - 2006 |
Suyun Lee | Visiting Scholar | Seoul, Korea | 2000 - 2001 |
Hans-Uwe Otto | Adjunct Professor | Bielefeld, Germany | 1999 - 2002 |
Ku Shaoxiong | Visiting Scholar | Jiangsu, China | 1999 - 2000 |
Batkhishig Adilibishiin | Visiting Scholar | Mongolia | 1999 |
Ivar Lodemel | Visiting Scholar | Oslo, Norway | 1998 - 1999 |
Kwang Son | Visiting Scholar | Seoul, Korea | 1995 - 1996 |
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